Outpatient Facility Resources
Welcome to your resource page!
Here you can find resources organized into categories based on the infection control domains Nebraska ICAP uses during facility reviews.
- Resources in each domain are alphabetized.
- There is a glossary of acronyms at the bottom of this page if you are unsure of the source or type of resource.
If you have questions, feel free to reach out to us to be connected with an experienced Outpatient Infection Preventionist. You can reach us at (402)552-2881 or nebraskaicap@nebraskamed.com.
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Check out or Pathogens of Interest Page! It contains resources for COVID-19, Ebola, Influenza, Measles, Mpox, Poliovirus, RSV and Syphilis.
COVID-19 Outpatient Resources
CDC COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Settings
COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
General Outpatient Resources
Infection Prevention and Control Infrastructure
- AAAHC – Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- CDC – Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care
- CDC – Infection Control – Guidance Library
- Readers are urged to consult the full guidelines for background, rationale, and evidence behind each recommendation.
- CMS – Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet
- CMS – State Operations Manual – Appendix K – Guidance to Surveyors: Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
- CMS – State Operations Manual – Appendix L – Guidance for Surveyors: Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Infection Control Training and Competency
- APIC –Education and Events Overview
- APIC – Infection Preventionist (IP) competency model
- APIC – Topic-specific infection prevention
- APIC Nebraska – Home Page
- CBIC – Get Certified as a CIC
- CDC – Infection Control: CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training
- CDC – Infection Control: Tools and Resources
- CDC – Project Firstline: CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Prevention & Control
- NICN – Nebraska Infection Control Home Page
Healthcare Personnel Safety
- CDC – Infection Control: Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure and Routine Practices
- CDC – Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC
- CDC – TB Prevention in Health Care Settings- Clinical Testing Guidance for Tuberculosis: Health Care Personnel
- CDC – TB Prevention in Health Care Settings- Frequency of Tuberculosis Screening and Testing for Health Care Personnel
- CDC – TB Prevention in Health Care Settings-Baseline Tuberculosis Screening and Testing for Health Care Personnel
- NIOSH – OSHA Healthcare Standards
- OSHA – Bloodborne Pathogens: Quick Reference Guide to the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- OSHA – Model Plans and Programs for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communication Standards
- OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Standards – 1910.1030 – Bloodborne pathogens
- OSHA – OSHA Fact Sheet – OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Surveillance and Disease Reporting
- CDC – Appendix A: Type and Duration of Precautions Recommended for Selected Infections and Conditions
- CDC – Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDRO) Management Guidelines
- NE DHHS – Rules and Regulations- 173 Control of Communicable Diseases
- NHSN – Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC)
- SHEA – Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update
Hand Hygiene
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- CDC – PPE Sequence
- CDC – CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training (PPE education, audit, and feedback)
- OSHA – OSHA Fact Sheet: Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – OSHA Laws & Regulations – 1910 Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – Safety and Health Topics: Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – PPE Standards- General Industry (29 CFR 1910)
- SHEA/IDSA/APIC – Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update
Standard and Transmission Based Precautions
- CDC- Standard Precautions for All Patient Care
- CDC – Isolation Precautions
- CDC – Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDRO) Management Guidelines
- CDC – Infection Control – Transmission-Based Precautions (recommendations and signage)
- CDC –Appendix A: Type and Duration of Precautions Recommended for Selected Infections and Conditions
- CDC – Respiratory Hygiene / Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings
- NE DHHS – Rules and Regulations- 173 Control of Communicable Diseases
- NE DHHS – Interfacility Infection Control Transfer Form
- UCSF Medical Center – Inpatient Isolation Signage
Injection Safety
- CDC – Injection Safety
- CDC — Safe Injection Checklist for Clinicians
- CDC — Clinician Brief: Drug Diversion
- CDC – Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices
- CDC – Injection Safety Resources for Providers: Clinical Care Tools
- CDC – Safe Injection Practices and Your Health
- CDC — Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
- CDC — FAQs regarding Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices
- CDC — CDC Train Module: Safe Injection Practices for Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Vaccine Storage and Handling Kit
- CSTE – HAI Drug Diversion Toolkit
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
- CDC – Infection Control – Environmental Infection Control Guidelines (Home Page)
- CDC – Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfection in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC – Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning
- Minnesota Hospital Association – Environmental Services Cleaning Guidebook
- WHO – How to Dilute and Use Bleach
Device Reprocessing
- AAMI/ ANSI – ST79: Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care
- Paid Resource
- AAMI/ANSI – ST91: 2021- Comprehensive guide to flexible and Semi-Rigid Endoscope processing in health care facilities
- Paid resource
- AAMI/ANSI- ST58:2013/(R)2018- Chemical sterilization and high-level disinfection in health care facilities
- Paid resource
- AORN – Guidelines for Perioperative Practice
- APIC –Infection Preventionist’s Guide to the OR
- CDC – Disinfection and Sterilization Guideline
- CDC – HICPAC- Guidance Documents- Essential Elements of a Reprocessing Program for Flexible Endoscopes (2016) (download PDF)
- CDC – Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices
- CDC – Sterilizing Practices
- EPA – Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective as Sterilants [List A]
- FDA – Cleared Sterilants and High-Level Disinfectants with General Claims for Processing Reusable Medical and Dental Devices
- FDA – Frequently-Asked-Questions about the Reprocessing and Reuse of Single-Use Devices by Third-Party and Hospital Reprocessors
- Ne ICAP – Contaminated Instrument Transport Workflow
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement – Reducing the risk of transmitting infection by transvaginal ultrasound examination
- Steris – Wet Pack Checklist
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) – Multi-society Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible GI Endoscopes and Accessories
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Air Quality in Healthcare Settings
- ASHRAE – In Room Air Cleaner Guidance for Reducing COVID-19 in your Space or Room
- ASHRAE – Healthcare FAQs
- USGBC – School IAQ Fact Sheet
Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) for Construction
- ASHE – Using the Health Care Physical Environment to Prevent and Control Infection
- ASHE – Complimentary Tool – Infection Control Risk Assessment 2.0 (ICRA 2.0)
General Vaccine and Immunization Resources
Water Management
- ASHRAE – ASHRAE Standard 188-2018 – Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems
- CDC – Toolkit: Developing a Legionella Water Management Program
- CDC – Water Management in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC – Common Questions about Water Management Programs
- CDC – Water Infection Control Risk Assessment (WICRA) for Healthcare Settings
- Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) – Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities
